Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
For many years, and with less fanfare than Changi or Brussels, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has established itself as one of Europe’s premier cargo communities. June 2017 inbound volumes up 25 percent, compared with June 2016, and outbound figures up an impressive 41.8 percent over the same period. Also this year, Schiphol’s pharmaceutical traffic was up for the first half, due, in part, to its Pharma Gateway Amsterdam program.
In May, AMS also launched its “Compliance Checker” program, which Schiphol officials say will help eliminate common data errors found in the community’s supply chain and facilitate smoother e-commerce flows. Between January and June this year, AMS handled a record-high 866,000 tonnes, an 8.7 percent rise, year-over-year, which the airport cited as evidence that the Compliance Checker is already paying dividends.